Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our welcoming Adult Acute Speech and Language Therapy team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate SLT with relevant post-registration experience in adult dysphagia and acquired communication disorders. You will bring sound clinical reasoning, effective multidisciplinary-working skills and a commitment to evidence-based, person-centred care.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a major teaching hospital and regional specialist centre, alongside experienced clinicians and a broad range of acute specialties. It would suit an SLT who enjoys the pace and variety of acute care and is ready to develop their specialist practice while contributing positively to the team.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, comprising Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals, is one of the largest and busiest teaching trusts in the country and has a national and international reputation for clinical excellence.

This is a permanent, full-time post of 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to the provision of specialist SLT services within the Adult Acute Service and provide specialist clinical input to a defined caseload, prioritising clinical need and managing their workload independently.

You will work autonomously within professional and local standards, applying specialist knowledge and evidence-based practice. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, they will take a coordinated and holistic approach to patient care.

You will contribute proactively to service development and provide cover for colleagues as required. They may also support service coordination and represent SLT at ward rounds, clinics and multidisciplinary meetings. The role includes contributing to student supervision, teaching, audit and clinical governance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment - or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 1st November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on the 9th November 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.